Low Efficacy of Single-Dose Albendazole and Mebendazole against Hookworm and Effect on Concomitant Helminth Infection in Lao PDR

Parasitic worms remain a public health problem in developing countries. Regular deworming with the drugs albendazole and mebendazole is the current global control strategy. We assessed the efficacies of a single tablet of albendazole (400 mg) and mebendazole (500 mg) against hookworm in children of...

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Main Authors: Soukhathammavong, Phonepasong Ayé, Sayasone, Somphou, Phongluxa, Khampheng, Xayaseng, Vilavanh, Utzinger, Jürg, Vounatsou, Penelope, Hatz, Christoph, Akkhavong, Kongsap, Keiser, Jennifer, Odermatt, Peter
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3250499/